Jon Watts In Talks to Helm Spider-Man: Homecoming Follow Up
Sony Pictures and Marvel are in talks with director Jon Watts to return for the follow up to Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Variety reports that talks heated up after other studios began to temp Watts away with their other tentpole movies. Although Watts isn’t locked in for a sequel to the first Sony/Marvel co-production, which has already grossed $472.8 million worldwide, he and the studio execs have already discussed plots of upcoming instalments.
Watts also co-wrote the superhero tentpole with Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers. It’s unclear whether the original co-writers will be brought back for the second instalment.
The second instalment, which will again star Tom Holland, will hit theaters on July 5, 2019. Zendaya and Marisa Tomei are also expected to reprise their roles. The movie will follow the events of “Avengers: Infinity War,” which opens on May 4, 2018.